Steaming grain.



" UNITED srArns PATENT orricn. i EDMOND r. kruin, SR., 'or SANTA n.ARBAnA, .GALI'FQRNIA l y y l sTEAMiNe-GRAIN.

No. 814,909. A

To atl-'whom it may concern.4 u

Beit known thatI, EDMOND F. Ki-LER, Sr., a

I `citizen of .the United States, residing at Santa lderb.

Barbara, in the county of Santa Barbara and State of-California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Steaming Grain, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to machines for steaming grain; and it h as for its object to provide a simple and practical. machine of this character in which the grain is 'steamed and polished Without breaking.

Description of drawings is as follows: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my iiiven# tion. Fig. A2 is a top p'lan view. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 on the line x.

My invention is described as follows:

A is a steam-pipe for conveying steam from the boiler to the receptacle for the grain. b is a cylinder through which the steam-pipe A passes into the rain-receptacle.

a is a cap that ts on the top of the cylinv This cap is threaded and screws down over l).

c is a ring which is placedin the. upper end oi' cylidner b for the purpose of pressing andv packing the contents of d, which is an open receptacle for-any kind of packing material.

Rigidly secured to the cylinder b is a pulley f, over which a band connectswith an engine which furnishes motive power forV the machine. i

h is a boxing which surrounds the cylinder l). g isa lining to the box h, composed of Babbitt metal to reduce friction.

e is acap which 'covers the grain-recepta-` cle, screwing down over the top of the same.\

The boxing h screws into the centerpof the cap e. v

The steam-pipe Al has secured to its lower end a larger cross-pipe A', and the lower end perforations to permit the steam to pass out into thek grain.` The upper -ends of thesesteam-pipes are screwed into the downwardturned ends of pipes K. Mrepresents an iron shaft the lower end of which is journaled inl the bridge tree R, the upper end .being screwed in the lower end of block J. vAs a result of this combination when the pulley f is Specicaton of Letters 13a-tent.A :Application iled Dece1nberl3,A ,1904. l Serial No. 5236.730.

Into this threaded projection is Patented Marh 13@ i996? being revolved the said pipes. are also revolved and stir the wheat. Any style of bottom applicable to this kind of device maybe u sed in connection therewith.l N is the outside casing of thegrain-receptacle, and N is a vessel for receiving and discharging vthe steamed grain. O represents the grain-receptacle. lower end of said vsteam-pipes L. s represents bolts and nuts fastening said bottom to the casing.

V represents a chuteconveying grain to the receptacle.

Arms T extend inwardly from the wall of the barrel and support the lower end of the shaft M.

p represents caps fitting on the Having described my invention, what I i l. A grain-steamer, consisting of an upright barreLopen at its lower end, adapted to be provided with any style bottom applicable to the device; a ca e, fitting on the upper end Aof said barrel, an having in its center a threadedperforation; a cylinder h, fitting vertically in said threaded perforation; a packing-cylinder b, fitting in the last-mentioned cylinder h, and adapted to revolve therein; a lining g, fittingvbetween the two last-mentioned cylinders; a ulleyf, rigidly securedto the cylinder b, a ove the upper end of said cylinder h; a packing-rino c, secured in the upper end of said cylindaer b; a perforated cap a, secured on the upper end of said cylinder b; a steam-'pipe A, passingdown through said cylinder l); a cross-pipe A se-v cured to the lower end of said pipe A; perforated cylinders K and L, branching out from said cross-pipe and running down parallel to each other tonear the bottom of the barrel; `a supporting-shaft M, extending from the lower part of the cross-cylinder A', secured in block J, its lower en d pivoted in the bearing in; arms T, extending inwardlyvfrom the `wall of the barrel, supporting the lower` end of said shaft, and a chute V, Jfor conducting the grain in the said barrel, substantially as shown and v described and for the purposes set forth.

2. A vertical barrel open at its lower end, and adapted to be provided with a bottom; a perforated cap, secured on the upper end of saidbarrel; a bearing, vertically secured in the perforation of thesaid cap and carrying a lining; a cylinder, vertically journaled in said bearing; a pulley rigidly secured near the upper end of said cylinder a steam-pipe, passing down through said cylinder; a paokingthe grain into said barrel, substantially as ring, secured in the upper end of said oylinshown and described and for the purposes set der and held in by a cap; a perforated block, forth.

secured in the lower end of said cylinder; a U- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 5 sha ed pipe, its horizontal art secured to in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

sai steam-pipe and in said b ook, its parallel arms perforated and extending downwardly EDMOND F' KILER SR' into said barrel, said cylinder, said block and Witnesses: said U-sha ed pipe adapted to be revolved J. W. BAGLEY,J1.,

Io by Said pul ey, and a chute adapted to carry E. A. RIZOR. 

